Check this out!!!
This would have to be one of the best AMVs I have ever seen!
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Unshelved comic strip
I've just found this comic strip all about a young adult librarian!!!
It's great!
overduemedia.com/archive
It's great!
overduemedia.com/archive
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
New Layout!!!
Well after about 3 hours coding I have finally finished my new layout.
I use a template that I got from Blogskins.com by Photokicho! There are a few funny quirks to it but I'm hoping that it's not too hard to navigate through it.
If there is too much of a problem with it, I'll just have to re-do it with a new template or something. We'll see how it goes.
Hope you like it and have fun!!!!
Buh Bye!!!
I use a template that I got from Blogskins.com by Photokicho! There are a few funny quirks to it but I'm hoping that it's not too hard to navigate through it.
If there is too much of a problem with it, I'll just have to re-do it with a new template or something. We'll see how it goes.
Hope you like it and have fun!!!!
Buh Bye!!!
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Top 20 Sci-Fi of all time
1 Frank Herbert: Dune
2 Orson Scott Card: Ender's Game
3 Isaac Asimov: Foundation
4 William Gibson: Neuromancer
5 Robert A Heinlein: Stranger in a Strange Land
6 Ursula K Le Guin: The Left Hand of Darkness
7 Larry Niven: Ringworld
8 Robert A Heinlein: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
9 George Orwell: Nineteen Eighty-Four
10 Dan Simmons: Hyperion
11 Douglas Adams: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
12 Joe Haldeman: The Forever War
13 Frederik Pohl: Gateway
14 Ursula K Le Guin: The Dispossessed
15 David Brin: Startide Rising
16 Walter M Miller: A Canticle for Leibowitiz
17 Harlan Ellison [ed]: Dangerous Visions
18 Ray Bradbury: The Martian Chronicles
19 Alfred Bester: The Stars My Destination
20 Arthur C Clark: Childhood's End
Taken from Newsline Spring 2004 Issue
Well I'm not sure that I can agree with that list entirely. There is no mention of Andre Norton, the definitions used are not listed so I would have to say that it's not really definitive. I would have a few different authors in my top ten list.
Also, although not having read many of the ones listed, I have read enough of some of the authors listed, more specifically Frank Herbert, Isaac Asimov, Robert A Heinlein, Arthur C Clark, & Ray Bradbury, and cannot honestly say that I enjoyed their work in anyway. There was a lack of believable female characters or none at all. Some times the females were in such a oppressed/subservient role that I couldn't even finish the books.
Now I'm not saying that in women's writing things are any different for the men, for example Daughters of a Coral Dawn by Katherine V. Forrest, that they were often written for a select audience and not "commercial" in any form. Mind you Daughters is a classic example of lesbian pulp fiction so I think that would say it all!!!
2 Orson Scott Card: Ender's Game
3 Isaac Asimov: Foundation
4 William Gibson: Neuromancer
5 Robert A Heinlein: Stranger in a Strange Land
6 Ursula K Le Guin: The Left Hand of Darkness
7 Larry Niven: Ringworld
8 Robert A Heinlein: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
9 George Orwell: Nineteen Eighty-Four
10 Dan Simmons: Hyperion
11 Douglas Adams: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
12 Joe Haldeman: The Forever War
13 Frederik Pohl: Gateway
14 Ursula K Le Guin: The Dispossessed
15 David Brin: Startide Rising
16 Walter M Miller: A Canticle for Leibowitiz
17 Harlan Ellison [ed]: Dangerous Visions
18 Ray Bradbury: The Martian Chronicles
19 Alfred Bester: The Stars My Destination
20 Arthur C Clark: Childhood's End
Taken from Newsline Spring 2004 Issue
Well I'm not sure that I can agree with that list entirely. There is no mention of Andre Norton, the definitions used are not listed so I would have to say that it's not really definitive. I would have a few different authors in my top ten list.
Also, although not having read many of the ones listed, I have read enough of some of the authors listed, more specifically Frank Herbert, Isaac Asimov, Robert A Heinlein, Arthur C Clark, & Ray Bradbury, and cannot honestly say that I enjoyed their work in anyway. There was a lack of believable female characters or none at all. Some times the females were in such a oppressed/subservient role that I couldn't even finish the books.
Now I'm not saying that in women's writing things are any different for the men, for example Daughters of a Coral Dawn by Katherine V. Forrest, that they were often written for a select audience and not "commercial" in any form. Mind you Daughters is a classic example of lesbian pulp fiction so I think that would say it all!!!
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
You know lifes little bumps has hit you when....
The Earth is not safe enough!!!
My work mates and I have been in hysterics over an article that I read today.
Apparently there is a company in... wait for it... America! That has the ultimate data backup storage idea, yep you guessed it, on the moon!!!
I mean, how ridiculous can you get? What is going to happen to the Earth in the next ten years that is going require storing data off planet?
As they say... only in America!
Apparently there is a company in... wait for it... America! That has the ultimate data backup storage idea, yep you guessed it, on the moon!!!
I mean, how ridiculous can you get? What is going to happen to the Earth in the next ten years that is going require storing data off planet?
As they say... only in America!
Monday, April 17, 2006
myneedleisbiggerthanyourneedle
It must be my sense of humour but I laughed when I saw the title of this blog. All about a bloke who knits! not too bad, now we just have to get him posting a little more of his fascinating stuff!!!!!
myneedleisbiggerthanyourneedle
myneedleisbiggerthanyourneedle
Signs - Sources not verified but damn they're hilarious anyway!!!
Friends don't let friends take home ugly men
Women's restroom
Starboard, Dewey Beach, DE
Beauty is only a light switch away.
Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham, NC
If life is a waste of time,
and time is a waste of life,
then let's all get wasted together
and have the time of our lives.
Armand's Pizza, Washington, DC
Remember, it's not, "How high are you?"
it's "Hi, how are you?"
Rest stop off Route 81, West Virginia
Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.
The Bayou, Baton Rouge, LO
At the feast of ego everyone leaves hungry.
Bentley's House of Coffee and Tea, Tucson, AZ
It's hard to make a comeback when you haven't been anywhere.
Written in the dust on the back of a bus,
Wickenburg, AZ
Make love, not war.
-Hell, do both GET MARRIED!
Women's restroom
The Filling Station, Bozeman, MT
If voting could really change things, it would be illegal.
Revolution Books
New York, New York.
If pro is opposite of con,then what is the opposite of progress? Congress!
Men's restroom House of Representatives,
Washington, DC
Express Lane: Five beers or less
Sign over one of the urinals
Ed Debevic's, Phoenix, AZ
You're too good for him.
Sign over mirror in Women's restroom
Ed Debevic's, Beverly Hills,CA.
No wonder you always go home alone.
Sign over mirror in Men's restroom,
Ed Debevic's, Beverly Hills,CA
A Woman's Rule of Thumb: If it has tires or testicles, you're going to have trouble with it.
Women's restroom
Women's restroom
Starboard, Dewey Beach, DE
Beauty is only a light switch away.
Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham, NC
If life is a waste of time,
and time is a waste of life,
then let's all get wasted together
and have the time of our lives.
Armand's Pizza, Washington, DC
Remember, it's not, "How high are you?"
it's "Hi, how are you?"
Rest stop off Route 81, West Virginia
Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.
The Bayou, Baton Rouge, LO
At the feast of ego everyone leaves hungry.
Bentley's House of Coffee and Tea, Tucson, AZ
It's hard to make a comeback when you haven't been anywhere.
Written in the dust on the back of a bus,
Wickenburg, AZ
Make love, not war.
-Hell, do both GET MARRIED!
Women's restroom
The Filling Station, Bozeman, MT
If voting could really change things, it would be illegal.
Revolution Books
New York, New York.
If pro is opposite of con,then what is the opposite of progress? Congress!
Men's restroom House of Representatives,
Washington, DC
Express Lane: Five beers or less
Sign over one of the urinals
Ed Debevic's, Phoenix, AZ
You're too good for him.
Sign over mirror in Women's restroom
Ed Debevic's, Beverly Hills,CA.
No wonder you always go home alone.
Sign over mirror in Men's restroom,
Ed Debevic's, Beverly Hills,CA
A Woman's Rule of Thumb: If it has tires or testicles, you're going to have trouble with it.
Women's restroom
Carrot, Egg or Coffee? - Yea olde inspirational email
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes, she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see."
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft.
The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.
The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity - boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.
The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.
The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water instead of the water changing them.
"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?"
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes, she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see."
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft.
The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.
The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity - boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.
The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.
The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water instead of the water changing them.
"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?"
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
oh no more bloggy things!!!
You Are a Skin Deep Sweetheart |
 You may be supermodel gorgeous or a plain Jane. It really doesn't matter, because you're confident and secure. You don't go out looking like a slob, but you are low maintenance. You have better things to worry about than whether your nails are the right shade! |
yeah I know.....I need to get a life!!!
More blog things
Your Ideal Relationship is Casual Dating |
 Maybe you're looking for love... But mostly you're looking for fun. You could get serious with the right person. For now, though, you're enjoying playing the field. |
Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me
LOL
Read what you like into that one!!!
Nah really it's this really great flash animation.....
Check it out-------->Here
Read what you like into that one!!!
Nah really it's this really great flash animation.....
Check it out-------->Here
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Oh no! Not again!!!!!!
Your Blog Should Be Purple |
 You're an expressive, offbeat blogger who tends to write about anything and everything. You tend to set blogging trends, and you're the most likely to write your own meme or survey. You are a bit distant though. Your blog is all about you - not what anyone else has to say. |
Yet another quiz.......
Your Personality Profile |
 You are dependable, popular, and observant. Deep and thoughtful, you are prone to moodiness. In fact, your emotions tend to influence everything you do. You are unique, creative, and expressive. You don't mind waving your freak flag every once and a while. And lucky for you, most people find your weird ways charming! |
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
The Torrens over floweth
Adelaide experienced the biggest rains in the last couple of days, so much so that we've received double the November average in the last 8 days!!!! The last couple of days they were saying that Adelaide had the most rain at this time of the year in 120 years! Well, it's hard to say whether or not it's true but it has been pretty torrendous!
On the way home from work, I was surprised by the traffic slowing down on the River Torrens bridge on Henley Beach Road. So much so that I'm surprised to hear that there hasn't been any accidents, what with the slow traffic and the people all over the place. The bridge was crawling with people and the banks were covered as well.
Last week we went for a bike ride in this very same spot, sat near the banks and had a picnic tea. 5 days later and we couldn't even get near the area where we were only last week.
The kids and I went mad snapping pictures with the phone so here's a few.....
The path here runs below the cycle path, but was a little way back from the river bank, the tree you can see is on the edge of the bank.
It's hard to see here but the dark blobs in the middle of the water are trees and bushes from the edge of the river bank. The water in the river is usually a little below them.
Eilish and the park bench, again usually further back from the bank. You can't see it here but the high water mark is about halfway between Eilish and where the water is now.
Eilish and the park bench again!
Breandan in front of the bridge, you may not be able to see very clearly, but the cycle path that leads under the bridge is completely underwater! There is not so many people on the bridge now but only an hour earlier the entire side there was covered with people. As for the cycle path, there were more people walking and cycling along than I have ever seen along here before.
Where the kids are standing is the top of the stairs above the weir next to the bridge. There are several steps down to the normal level of the river to a weir that you are able walk across....Not now!!
We are on the other side of the bridge now, looking north. And yes what you can see is a couple of silly cyclists who decided to have a go at getting through! They didn't get very far and one went a little further along the bank and lowered his bike from the shoulder of the bridge. The water reached 3/4 of the way up the handle bars, it was so deep.
A closer shot of the cycle path where it disappears under the bridge, you can see the tracks of where the intrepid explorers went in... and the fence along side of the path has debris hanging off of it.
A shot of Eilish looking north from the bridge. Now usually you can see the artificial wetlands and weir created to cleanse the river. Even with the most rain we've had you could always see where the water was tumbling over the weir, now it's so high there is no obvious indication of the wetlands.
I believe that this sign in the middle of the river is one of the ones on the edge of the bank saying that there is to be no swimming in the river or something of that sort. Of course now you can't even get close enough to read it!
This would have to be my favourite shot. It's absolutely gorgeous and you wouldn't know that there are houses right next to the river, behind the tree on the left hand side (you might be able to see the fences just below the bend in the branch). It reminds me of the River Murray, but much higher up stream. This section of the river is only 200 - 500 metres up river from the bridge, but being much narrower the speed of the water racing through is amazing!!!
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
On the way home from work, I was surprised by the traffic slowing down on the River Torrens bridge on Henley Beach Road. So much so that I'm surprised to hear that there hasn't been any accidents, what with the slow traffic and the people all over the place. The bridge was crawling with people and the banks were covered as well.
Last week we went for a bike ride in this very same spot, sat near the banks and had a picnic tea. 5 days later and we couldn't even get near the area where we were only last week.
The kids and I went mad snapping pictures with the phone so here's a few.....
The path here runs below the cycle path, but was a little way back from the river bank, the tree you can see is on the edge of the bank.
It's hard to see here but the dark blobs in the middle of the water are trees and bushes from the edge of the river bank. The water in the river is usually a little below them.
Eilish and the park bench, again usually further back from the bank. You can't see it here but the high water mark is about halfway between Eilish and where the water is now.
Eilish and the park bench again!
Breandan in front of the bridge, you may not be able to see very clearly, but the cycle path that leads under the bridge is completely underwater! There is not so many people on the bridge now but only an hour earlier the entire side there was covered with people. As for the cycle path, there were more people walking and cycling along than I have ever seen along here before.
Where the kids are standing is the top of the stairs above the weir next to the bridge. There are several steps down to the normal level of the river to a weir that you are able walk across....Not now!!
We are on the other side of the bridge now, looking north. And yes what you can see is a couple of silly cyclists who decided to have a go at getting through! They didn't get very far and one went a little further along the bank and lowered his bike from the shoulder of the bridge. The water reached 3/4 of the way up the handle bars, it was so deep.
A closer shot of the cycle path where it disappears under the bridge, you can see the tracks of where the intrepid explorers went in... and the fence along side of the path has debris hanging off of it.
A shot of Eilish looking north from the bridge. Now usually you can see the artificial wetlands and weir created to cleanse the river. Even with the most rain we've had you could always see where the water was tumbling over the weir, now it's so high there is no obvious indication of the wetlands.
I believe that this sign in the middle of the river is one of the ones on the edge of the bank saying that there is to be no swimming in the river or something of that sort. Of course now you can't even get close enough to read it!
This would have to be my favourite shot. It's absolutely gorgeous and you wouldn't know that there are houses right next to the river, behind the tree on the left hand side (you might be able to see the fences just below the bend in the branch). It reminds me of the River Murray, but much higher up stream. This section of the river is only 200 - 500 metres up river from the bridge, but being much narrower the speed of the water racing through is amazing!!!
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Monday, November 07, 2005
A couple others and then it's off to bed!!
Your Beauty lies in Contradiction. Controversial, unpredictable, and
never what anyone expects.You appearance and your personality are two
opposite things. Even your appearance sends different signals to different
people. To some you may look innocent and sweet, to others you look mysterious
and intimidating at the same time. No one ever knows what to expect with you.
You are a little bit of everything all mixed together. You can be watching
the football game with the guys one minute and the next out shopping at the
mall. You seem to be almost a different person every time you meet someone, but
at the same time you know exactly who you are and there is always that one
thing that makes you you. You enjoy keeping people guessing and people love how
completely unpredictable you are.
Some ThingsThat Represent You:
Element:Fire, Water Animal: Chameleon Color:
Dark Tones, LightTones Song: Everything by Alanis Morriesette
Expression:Half-smile
Gemstone:Opal Mythological Creature: Gryphon,
Half-breeds Planet: Mars Hair
Color: Red Eye Color:Brown
Quote:"Appearances can be deceiving."
Where Does Your Beauty Lie? ..::Detailed Results::..
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Mildly amusing, I find that a lot of these are not really worth posting and don't really reflect what I think I am like, but I still love them LOL
You're a Mystical. You don't fit in in any way and
most people just find you weird, but you are in
a group. You are respected by everyone, even
though you're just really different.
What kind of group person are you?
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I must admit though, I love anyone that tells me I'm weird....work it out, I don't know why, jut it feels right :-P
Yes I have been quizzing again!!!
I know it's such a silly little thing to do but I just love em!!!
Here's the latest I have done:
You're just the happy go-lucky type. You might have
your pet peeves, but other than that, you're
mainly calm. Blending in with your
surroundings, you're the type of person who
everyone likes. Usually it's you who cracks
jokes at social gatherings - after all,
laughter is the best medicine. Sometimes you
pretend to be stupid, but in all actuality, you
could be the next Einstein.
What Type of Soul Do You Have ?
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This one's great and quess what??? She even looks like me.....well if you take away the blonde hair and have short dark curly hair with a blue streak, and add green eyes, and I've got a feeling that I'm bustier than her LOL the funky glasses are just right though!
But you get the point, yes???
Dark magician. You love the dark because of it's
beauty and just the life that no-one else sees.
Mysterious, calm, quiet... But that doesn't
mean you're not friendly!
Here's the latest I have done:
You're just the happy go-lucky type. You might have
your pet peeves, but other than that, you're
mainly calm. Blending in with your
surroundings, you're the type of person who
everyone likes. Usually it's you who cracks
jokes at social gatherings - after all,
laughter is the best medicine. Sometimes you
pretend to be stupid, but in all actuality, you
could be the next Einstein.
What Type of Soul Do You Have ?
brought to you by Quizilla
This one's great and quess what??? She even looks like me.....well if you take away the blonde hair and have short dark curly hair with a blue streak, and add green eyes, and I've got a feeling that I'm bustier than her LOL the funky glasses are just right though!
But you get the point, yes???
Dark magician. You love the dark because of it's
beauty and just the life that no-one else sees.
Mysterious, calm, quiet... But that doesn't
mean you're not friendly!
What kind of dark person are you?
brought to you by Quizilla
Well this one is just plain cute, which is a word I seriously don't use around myself. I am not cute!!!
Well it's that time again!!!!
Yes that's right Shannon has been on one of her funks again!
I have been having quite a lot of trouble doing things these days, just getting out of bed is often more of a hassle than anything. Like today, I woke up with this massive headache and could barely move without my head pounding. So, what do I do??? Stay in bed of course!!! And then when it finally goes away I stay in bed as there is no real reason to get up.
There is a reason for it of course, just it's not a pretty one. I have depression and it seriously fucks up my day. So I try to do things that are fun and think of fun things to do just to make the day a little sunnier.
This is why I don't post here as often as I would like to. I have this then about writing about things in my life. I don't see most of my life as being particularly fantastic and have a thing about writing about ordinary things that happen daily, but because they are ordinary to me doesn't mean that they are to anyone else. But I don't think that writing about them is a particularly great thing to do. Also writing about how crap things are or I feel is not a subject that I would like to read about and also being a very private person, I find it very difficult to put such personal thoughts down in a public sphere where anyone could read them.
So I'm trying to get over this bug of mine and work on something that is positive for all of us!!!!
Wish me luck!!!
Toodles!!
I have been having quite a lot of trouble doing things these days, just getting out of bed is often more of a hassle than anything. Like today, I woke up with this massive headache and could barely move without my head pounding. So, what do I do??? Stay in bed of course!!! And then when it finally goes away I stay in bed as there is no real reason to get up.
BAD!!!
BAD!!!
BAD!!!
There is a reason for it of course, just it's not a pretty one. I have depression and it seriously fucks up my day. So I try to do things that are fun and think of fun things to do just to make the day a little sunnier.
This is why I don't post here as often as I would like to. I have this then about writing about things in my life. I don't see most of my life as being particularly fantastic and have a thing about writing about ordinary things that happen daily, but because they are ordinary to me doesn't mean that they are to anyone else. But I don't think that writing about them is a particularly great thing to do. Also writing about how crap things are or I feel is not a subject that I would like to read about and also being a very private person, I find it very difficult to put such personal thoughts down in a public sphere where anyone could read them.
So I'm trying to get over this bug of mine and work on something that is positive for all of us!!!!
Wish me luck!!!
Toodles!!
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Mercedes Lackey ----> A Feminist???? Part 2
I decided to research this a little further. At work, it being a feminist library, they are very careful about what goes on the shelf. And Misty's works are considered by one of the collective as too fluffy and not serious enough. Well, obviously I don't agree otherwise I wouldn't be writing this. I for one, when I am reading for pleasure, don't like to read anything that is based too much on reality. So crime, drama etc are out. I want to escape to a world that reflects how I would like to see my life, or my world. A place where your face is not your calling card. Where you are taken at face value and valued for your abilities.
Yes I could dream on a little more but I think that it would be a problem if I got too caught up in the fantasy and forget about reality!
Out of interest, I have been searching for sites that discuss feminism and Mercedes Lackey and Have been having a great deal of trouble finding anything that is recent.
But anyway here is what I have found so far.....
A review from http://www.feministsf.org/femsf/reviews/lackey.m.html dated 8/13/95.
This site also seems to have a great mailing list for the discussion of feminist sci fi and fantasy....great!!!
Quoted from http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Mercedes_Lackey a great encyclopedia article on Misty which is very similar to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Lackey Curious.....
Well enough of that now, I have looked for a while to find stuff on Misty and feminism and can't seem to find much at all, and even less that has been written in the last 3 years.
That is simply sad.
Yes I could dream on a little more but I think that it would be a problem if I got too caught up in the fantasy and forget about reality!
Out of interest, I have been searching for sites that discuss feminism and Mercedes Lackey and Have been having a great deal of trouble finding anything that is recent.
But anyway here is what I have found so far.....
A review from http://www.feministsf.org/femsf/reviews/lackey.m.html dated 8/13/95.
This site also seems to have a great mailing list for the discussion of feminist sci fi and fantasy....great!!!
"Because of the prominence of female and homosexual characters in her high fantasy works, she has been criticized for writing "fluffy" fantasy novels which bear little or no resemblance to real or pseudo-real history. Given that fantasy is an escape from reality, the relevance of this criticism is somewhat questionable."
Quoted from http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Mercedes_Lackey a great encyclopedia article on Misty which is very similar to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Lackey Curious.....
Well enough of that now, I have looked for a while to find stuff on Misty and feminism and can't seem to find much at all, and even less that has been written in the last 3 years.
That is simply sad.
It's not beer o'clock yet, cyberbludger
Good old Aussie linguistic culture is alive and kicking, thanks to terms like
dunny budgie, pash rash, cyberbludger and beer o'clock.
For the
uninitiated a dunny budgie is a blowfly, a pash rash is the result of excessive
kissing, a cyberbludger plays internet games on the boss's time, and beer
o'clock is any time you feel like a drink.
All have become official
entries in the latest version of the Macquarie dictionary.
Wow! Just what we've always wanted!!! A dictionary with all those aussie phrases that drive every other English speaker nuts!
Seriously though, it is very heartening to finally start to see true Australian language showing up in our dictionaries, I, for one, am getting rather sick and tired of the American bias that our culture is slowly assuming.
check out the full article ~ http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=66711
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